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Day: May 13, 2016

Europe 

Migrants are avoiding Greece in effort to reach Europe

May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

The rescue of over 800 migrants off the coast of Sicily over the past two days is emblematic of a

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Bulgaria 

Borissov names new labour minister after Donchev refuses post

May 13, 2016May 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on May 13 that he was nominating Zornitsa Rusinova, deputy minister of labour and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian anti-corruption bill suffers new setback

May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

An amended draft bill meant to create a new government body to fight corruption and conflict of interest has suffered

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 0.7% economic growth in Q1 2016 – flash estimate

May 13, 2016May 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.7 per cent growth in the first quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.2% deflation in April

May 13, 2016May 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) shrank by 2.2 per cent year-on-year in April, the highest since 2.3 per cent annual

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Bulgaria 

Sofia meets Richard III at the Science Festival

May 13, 2016May 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

Richard III, or at least a 3D printout of his remains, is making his first visit to Bulgaria – in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria anti-trust regulator says state electric utility NEK abused dominant market position

May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on May 13 that it has charged state-owned electric utility NEK with abusing

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Europe 

More than 180 000 Mediterranean migrant, refugee arrivals so far in 2016

May 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

An estimated 188 075 migrants and refugees had entered Europe by sea in 2016 by May 11, arriving in Italy,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarians have lowest life expectancy in the EU – official

May 13, 2016May 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The life expectancy at birth of the Bulgarian population in 2013 – 2014 was 74.5 years, down by 0.02 years

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